Chen Wu glanced outside. Leading the group were Mai Miao's parents and Mai Miao, followed by a group of onlookers. Among them, Lu Tao, the team leader who was in charge of the division of the family, was the most surrounded by the crowd.
They all want to know what happened.
Chen Wu had already spread the news when she went to the county town this morning, and now some aunties who knew the inside story have spread the news everywhere.
"Lao Wu and Long Zhiqing are getting married, and the bride price is 188!"
"Oh, so many! I can't marry her. I can't break up the family just for a son."
"That's right. Old Man Lu and Mrs. Lu even agreed. I heard that if they split up the family, each family will have to pay back the fifteen yuan betrothal gift."
"What's Lao Liu doing? Why are Mai Miao's parents here? I think their family seems to be in a very happy mood."
"Aren't you happy that Lanlan is in such a mess?"
"Hehe, I'm happy. I'm happy if she's not happy."
…
Everyone thought that Mai Miao's family was here to eat melons, just like everyone else. Unexpectedly, they went straight into the Lu family's yard and said they were here to give Lu Laoliu a gift.
Neither Old Man Lu nor Old Lady Lu went out.
Hearing the commotion outside, Lu Cheng was the first one who couldn't sit still. It would not sound good to tell others about marrying into the family. What if the sixth brother changed his mind? Then the money would be gone. It has come to this point, and he can't let it go to waste.
He hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and went out.
Mai Miao's mother now looks down on Lu Cheng. She used to think he was a good boy, good-looking and nice-spoken, and he almost got elected as a worker-peasant-soldier university student instead of the seventh son of the Lu family.
It seems like it broke down suddenly.
Lu Cheng wanted to take the money, but Mai Miao's mother had no intention of giving it to him. Instead, she looked towards the house and said loudly, "Lu Feng is willing to marry my daughter Yang Mai Miao. I'm here today to give Lu Feng a betrothal gift, a total of fifty yuan. Lu Sulan, if you don't come out to receive it, then I will..."
Before he could finish his words, the door creaked open.
The one who went out was Lu Sulan. She no longer had the arrogance she had a few days ago, and looked like an eggplant hit by frost.
Old Man Lu didn't come out at all, but when I opened the door, I could see him sitting on a chair smoking a pipe, and the room was filled with smoke.
When Old Mrs. Lu saw Mai Miao Niang, she glared at her fiercely.
"Don't glare at me. I didn't let you get to this point. It's you, Lanlan, who's getting old and confused." Maimiao Niang handed the red cloth-wrapped money to Old Lady Lu, "Here, count it."
The villagers who originally thought that Maimiao Niang came to eat melons were stunned.
Is this possible?
Old man and Mrs. Lu are such proud people, yet they are willing to let the male members of their family marry into their family!
Are you crazy? What happened?
Someone murmured quietly, "I heard that Lu Laoliu insisted on marrying into the family."
Old Lady Feng sneered, "My house is right next door to his, but I heard it clearly. The sixth son couldn't eat enough and couldn't find a wife, so he shouted that he wanted to get married."
"The two Lu family members are still not willing to find a wife for the sixth son. I think they just think that the sixth son has a good temper. They tricked him into coming here, and now they want to use the betrothal gift from the sixth son to marry his fifth son. It's really a golden wife."
"Feng is talking nonsense. Is what you said true? It's impossible."
Old Lady Feng found the person who was talking in the crowd, glared at him and cursed, "When did I ever tell a lie? I was lying on the wall of their house, eavesdropping. I stayed up all night and got bitten by mosquitoes. I got several big lumps. It itched like hell."
"Don't believe me? Why don't you look at the mosquito bites on my body? There's even one on my eyelid!"
Everyone...
Old Mrs. Feng usually never speaks the truth and is unreliable, but this story sounds quite reliable.
Old Mrs. Lu couldn't stand the words outside anymore, so she took the money and went back to the house in shame.
The people outside who were eating melons stayed for a long time and surrounded Maimiao Niang to ask questions.
Mai Miao's mother smiled and said, "It's mainly because of the two of them. Lao Liu also grew up under my nose and is a good child..."
He left without saying anything more.
But her polite words made the Lu family seem too dishonorable. The lunch break was almost over, and the team leader rang the gong for everyone to go to work before they dispersed.
Lu Xuan and Lu Ye naturally went to work as well, and they felt stronger than usual.
Lu Qing went back into the house and gave Old Lady Lu and Old Man Lu Chenglong Yujiao a scolding. Shen Wu was listening outside. No one inside objected, but anyone who objected would be met with even more scolding from Lu Qing, which lasted for more than half an hour.
It wasn't a scolding for them, and Shen Wu and Xu Yin just felt good listening to it secretly.
What big bad guy in the book, what the only obstacle the heroine faced in the countryside, Chen Wu now only felt that this was her dear sister-in-law.
There is absolutely no conflict between her and her mother-in-law.
Lu Qing scolded the man and looked at Chen Wu and Xu Yin who were playing with the children.
She didn't know these two new wives, but it looked like they were not the ones causing trouble. Even though the incident had become so serious, these two people hardly spoke to each other.
Chen Wu didn't know what she was thinking. If she knew, she would only think that she had done a lot of things behind her back.
Lu Qing shared the shaqima that Chen Wu gave her with the children.
Then he said to Chen Wu and Xu Yin, "I have something to do at home, so I'll go back first."
After thinking for a while, she added, "Something has happened with my parents. I don't need to spoil them in everything. I can't let the third or fourth child call me." She knew what her parents were like.
"Don't worry about the rumors in the village, just live a good life."
Lu Qing's explanation clearly showed that she treated them as her juniors, even though they were not much older than her.
"Sister, we can't bear to leave you." Chen Wu said sincerely, "Give them all the shaqima, and this candy is for you."
Lu Qing watched as Shen Wu stuffed a handful of White Rabbit candies into her mouth. A rare smile flashed across her thin, cold face. "I'm not a child anymore."
“This is what we both wanted.”
Lu Qing looked at Chen Wu and then at Xu Yin, and asked doubtfully, "I heard that you two weren't on good terms, weren't you?"
"Although our relationship is not good, it does not affect the fact that we both think you are good. For your sake, we can temporarily keep peace for a few minutes." Shen Wu said and looked at Xu Yin, "Isn't it, Xu Yin?"
The enemy of my enemy is my friend. This elder sister-in-law is really good at scolding people, and it suits Xu Yin's temper. She nodded and said, "Yeah."
Lu Qing laughed and said, "Okay, I'll take your candy and leave now. I'll come back on Xiaoliu and Maimiao's wedding day."
Laoya Village is bustling today. People are talking about the fact that Lu Laoliu is going to marry into the Lu family's family after the Lu family splits up.
As long as Mrs. Lu didn't go out, few enemies would come to find him because of this embarrassing thing. But it was different for Old Man Lu. Whenever they had some free time, they would come to ask him what happened and then comment on it.
"What a mess! What a mess!"
*
After they separated, they also separated their cooking and other tasks. When Chen Wu went to cook, she ran into Long Yujiao who had just finished cooking. She smiled gently and said, "I'll go take food to my parents."
When Long Yujiao was about to go out with a smile while holding the bowl, she just reached the door when a long leg crossed across the door in front of her, blocking her way.
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